My jewel orchid under glass is getting ready to bloom! It has sent up the spike and there are buds at the top.
It isn’t a great photo. When the blooms open, I’ll have to see if I can set up a photo shoot for it. I’ve heard the blooms aren’t very showy. Jewel orchids are mostly prized for the leaf decoration, which you can see in the photo above is showy.
Well, the pumpkin seeds I planted have taken over, and I like it.
I have not seen any signs of set fruit, but it is hard to see much past those massive wonderful leaves.
I think this is a happy area for pumpkins.
Happy Father’s Day to all those that have cared for, taught, and protected young beings!
Today I have a picture of my garden, where I have planted pumpkin, onions, and basil.
I did not plant the corn. I think the squirrels have been helping.
No sign of pumpkin fruit yet, but the vines seem happy.
I was gifted a sprouting mother leaf of an African violet from a dear friend. Turns out that the mother leaf sprouted six new plants. When they had grown for awhile, I separated them out into individual temporary pots, but was unsure where to go next. When cleaning up the back porch I found six little pots that I loved, but didn’t have a use for, so they were sitting outside. Huzzah! I cleaned them up and bought liners so I could bottom water the violets.
The liners didn’t go all the way to the bottom of the pots, so I found some watering wicking rope to help keep the water from pooling on the bottom.
Then I repotted all the plants into their new homes.
When it comes time to water, I’ll lift out the liner and put water in the bottom of the pot. The technique has been working well for my snake plant!
I’m trying something. I buried a terra cotta pot in my garden because I’ve noticed that the baked clay changes color when it is wet, and it is porous, so if it is wet on one side, it looks wet on the other side. I’m using this feature to tell if the ground is wet in my garden. I tend to overwater, and this might convince me to give the watering a rest.
I’m testing it this summer, and have witnessed the terra cotta indicator as pictured above and all the plant leaves in fully hydrated form, not wilted. I did refrain from watering.
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